Simon Baynes
@bayn.es
Founder AfterLife, Dad, husband, software architect, runner, and carousing.
The #BBC made mistakes. However, it is an incredibly important organisation. It should be improved, not destroyed.
In the current media climate, we need more journalists, not fewer.
In the current media climate, we need more journalists, not fewer.
November 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The #BBC made mistakes. However, it is an incredibly important organisation. It should be improved, not destroyed.
In the current media climate, we need more journalists, not fewer.
In the current media climate, we need more journalists, not fewer.
Does anyone want a 3-month discount code for JetBrains dotUltimate individual license?
DM me.
#dotnet #csharp #rider #jetbrains
DM me.
#dotnet #csharp #rider #jetbrains
November 7, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Does anyone want a 3-month discount code for JetBrains dotUltimate individual license?
DM me.
#dotnet #csharp #rider #jetbrains
DM me.
#dotnet #csharp #rider #jetbrains
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This is fabulous.
October 31, 2025 at 5:35 AM
This is fabulous.
My GP has moved to Total Triage. You now have a monster form to fill in and wait up to 2 days for an appointment.
This is apparently an upgrade.
This is apparently an upgrade.
October 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
My GP has moved to Total Triage. You now have a monster form to fill in and wait up to 2 days for an appointment.
This is apparently an upgrade.
This is apparently an upgrade.
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Ever wondered where all the Cheers title photos are from? I did. And I've gathered everything I can find into this post. That was fun.
joelmorris.substack.com/p/where-nobo...
joelmorris.substack.com/p/where-nobo...
Where nobody knows your name...
Tracing the anonymous faces at the start of Cheers.
joelmorris.substack.com
October 5, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Ever wondered where all the Cheers title photos are from? I did. And I've gathered everything I can find into this post. That was fun.
joelmorris.substack.com/p/where-nobo...
joelmorris.substack.com/p/where-nobo...
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HTML’s Best Kept Secret: The
HTML’s Best Kept Secret: The output Tag
Make your dynamic content accessible by default with the HTML tag that time forgot.
denodell.com
October 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
HTML’s Best Kept Secret: The
Super pumped to go see the #denverbroncos at New York Jets this afternoon.
Last time I saw them, we were absolutely robbed at Wembley.
Last time I saw them, we were absolutely robbed at Wembley.
October 12, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Super pumped to go see the #denverbroncos at New York Jets this afternoon.
Last time I saw them, we were absolutely robbed at Wembley.
Last time I saw them, we were absolutely robbed at Wembley.
I learned more in @flash0ver.bsky.social 's async await presentation than I did in the rest of the two days of JetBrains #dotnet days 2025.
Many thanks
Many thanks
October 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I learned more in @flash0ver.bsky.social 's async await presentation than I did in the rest of the two days of JetBrains #dotnet days 2025.
Many thanks
Many thanks
Tell someone you love them today, because life is short. But scream it at them in German, because life is also terrifying and confusing.
October 4, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Tell someone you love them today, because life is short. But scream it at them in German, because life is also terrifying and confusing.
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The Starmer government is REALLY running scared of this petition, now at 2.75 million, to the extent that it has responded 3 months early, in a transparent attempt to spike it.
So please, under no circumstances should you sign it and share it widely. Starmer & his boss McSweeney would not like it.
So please, under no circumstances should you sign it and share it widely. Starmer & his boss McSweeney would not like it.
Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards
We demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards. There are reports that this is being looked at.
petition.parliament.uk
October 3, 2025 at 6:35 AM
The Starmer government is REALLY running scared of this petition, now at 2.75 million, to the extent that it has responded 3 months early, in a transparent attempt to spike it.
So please, under no circumstances should you sign it and share it widely. Starmer & his boss McSweeney would not like it.
So please, under no circumstances should you sign it and share it widely. Starmer & his boss McSweeney would not like it.
God this is perfect.
Excited to introduce Vibes from Meta. Eat your slop, piggies!
October 2, 2025 at 4:18 AM
God this is perfect.
I spent the last three days working with a new client reviewing their #ElasticSearch set up and fixing their problematic queries. We managed to reduce the execution times under load by over 3000%!
#goodnews
#goodnews
September 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I spent the last three days working with a new client reviewing their #ElasticSearch set up and fixing their problematic queries. We managed to reduce the execution times under load by over 3000%!
#goodnews
#goodnews
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Alien: Earth (N. Hawley and others, 2025)
September 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Alien: Earth (N. Hawley and others, 2025)
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🚀 Rider 2025.2.2 is out!
This update brings:
🔻 Junie for Rider – now out of Beta!
🔻 The new “Add .NET Aspire Orchestration” action for #Aspire projects
🔻 Numerous fixes improving stability and performance
Read the full list changes 👉 jb.gg/rd-252-2-bs
This update brings:
🔻 Junie for Rider – now out of Beta!
🔻 The new “Add .NET Aspire Orchestration” action for #Aspire projects
🔻 Numerous fixes improving stability and performance
Read the full list changes 👉 jb.gg/rd-252-2-bs
September 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
🚀 Rider 2025.2.2 is out!
This update brings:
🔻 Junie for Rider – now out of Beta!
🔻 The new “Add .NET Aspire Orchestration” action for #Aspire projects
🔻 Numerous fixes improving stability and performance
Read the full list changes 👉 jb.gg/rd-252-2-bs
This update brings:
🔻 Junie for Rider – now out of Beta!
🔻 The new “Add .NET Aspire Orchestration” action for #Aspire projects
🔻 Numerous fixes improving stability and performance
Read the full list changes 👉 jb.gg/rd-252-2-bs
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Building £multi-billion data centres isn't "an investment in UK A.I.". If it was, that money would be going into education, research and start-ups. Instead, it's mostly going to go into construction, power generation and other infrastructure, and all for a technology that doesn't work.
September 18, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Building £multi-billion data centres isn't "an investment in UK A.I.". If it was, that money would be going into education, research and start-ups. Instead, it's mostly going to go into construction, power generation and other infrastructure, and all for a technology that doesn't work.
Hopefully this means AWS will support STS versions in Lambda.
.NET STS releases are now supported for 2 years instead of 18 months starting with .NET 9 (the current STS). STS releases now go out-of-support on the same day as the previous LTS release. Upgrading to an STS release will no longer cause you to lose support!
devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotne...
devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotne...
.NET STS releases supported for 24 months - .NET Blog
.NET STS releases will be supported for 24 months
devblogs.microsoft.com
September 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Hopefully this means AWS will support STS versions in Lambda.
Some of these are diabolical.
Programmers asked to make the worst volume slider they could think of.
youtube.com/shorts/0zfuS...
#ux
Programmers asked to make the worst volume slider they could think of.
youtube.com/shorts/0zfuS...
#ux
Not the air pump volume control 😭
YouTube video by Startup Gag
youtube.com
September 12, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Some of these are diabolical.
Programmers asked to make the worst volume slider they could think of.
youtube.com/shorts/0zfuS...
#ux
Programmers asked to make the worst volume slider they could think of.
youtube.com/shorts/0zfuS...
#ux
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Update: finally had a proper chat with my Chinese neighbours last night. I told them my favourite dish in the world is Xi'an biang biang noodles. My neighbour immediately says "come over to our house and I will make them for you." You don't need to tell me twice. Immigration rules
I live in one of the most multicultural areas of the UK and there is rarely a day where I'm not positively impacted by that - whether it's delicious food, really good local businesses or my incredibly kind neighbours. I'm not saying this as a political statement, more just a reality of my life.
September 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Update: finally had a proper chat with my Chinese neighbours last night. I told them my favourite dish in the world is Xi'an biang biang noodles. My neighbour immediately says "come over to our house and I will make them for you." You don't need to tell me twice. Immigration rules
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ATTENTION BRITAIN! 🇬🇧
The UK now has a petition to STOP CENSORSHIP by MasterCard and VISA of legal products!
This joins the Australian and Canadian petitions that are gaining momentum. Come on, let's get these signed! And spread the word!
The UK petition: petition.parliament.uk/signatures/1...
The UK now has a petition to STOP CENSORSHIP by MasterCard and VISA of legal products!
This joins the Australian and Canadian petitions that are gaining momentum. Come on, let's get these signed! And spread the word!
The UK petition: petition.parliament.uk/signatures/1...
September 6, 2025 at 4:22 AM
ATTENTION BRITAIN! 🇬🇧
The UK now has a petition to STOP CENSORSHIP by MasterCard and VISA of legal products!
This joins the Australian and Canadian petitions that are gaining momentum. Come on, let's get these signed! And spread the word!
The UK petition: petition.parliament.uk/signatures/1...
The UK now has a petition to STOP CENSORSHIP by MasterCard and VISA of legal products!
This joins the Australian and Canadian petitions that are gaining momentum. Come on, let's get these signed! And spread the word!
The UK petition: petition.parliament.uk/signatures/1...
Of all the things at risk, the loss of an objective reality is perhaps the most dangerous. The death of truth is the ultimate victory of evil. When truth leaves us, when we let it slip away, when it's ripped from our hands, we become vulnerable to the appetite of whatever monster screams the loudest
August 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Of all the things at risk, the loss of an objective reality is perhaps the most dangerous. The death of truth is the ultimate victory of evil. When truth leaves us, when we let it slip away, when it's ripped from our hands, we become vulnerable to the appetite of whatever monster screams the loudest
I'm dying
August 28, 2025 at 5:21 AM
I'm dying
This is fascinating!
Another video from the obstacle course at the First World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, China.
August 26, 2025 at 4:48 AM
This is fascinating!